Christopher Dowd, MD
Professor
Radiology
School of Medicine

Dr. Dowd earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville in 1983, and completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of California, San Diego, followed by a fellowship in Neuroradiology and Interventional Neuroradiology at UCSF.

Dr. Dowd’s primary research interests include: endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms endovascular treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage-induced vasospasm, endovascular treatment of cutaneous vascular birthmarks, human fetal tracheal balloon occlusion in the treatment of congenital diaphragmatic hernias, endovascular treatment of acute dural sinus thrombosis, endovascular treatment of vein of galen malformations, preoperative tumor embolization, the novel treatment of chemoinfusion for retinoblastomas, and endovascular therapy for brain AVMs and dural carotid-cavernous fistulas.

Dr. Dowd has served as the Primary Investigator and Co-Investigator of many IRB/CHR approved research projects. He has published 178 articles, written over 300 scientific abstracts, and 58 book chapters dedicated to his research.

Expertise: Neuro Interventional Radiology

Specialty: Neurology, neurosurgery, otolaryngology, child neurology, and pediatric surgery

Professional Interests: Interventional radiology, neurointerventional radiology, neurointerventional surgery, surgical neuroangiography, brain aneurysms, stroke, vein of galen malformations, birthmarks and vascular anomalies

Education and Training:

• Medical School: University of Virginia, Charlottesville
• Internship: Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton Lower Falls - Medicine and Surgery
• Residency: University of California, San Diego - Diagnostic Radiology
• Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco - Neuroradiology
• Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco - Interventional Neuroradiology
• Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (1980)
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) (Certified 1981, Western Albemarle Region, Charlottesville, VA)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (1983, 2010)
• National Board of Medical Examiners (Certified 1984)
• California Medical License (1984)
• American Board of Radiology (Certified 6/11/87)
• Radiology X-Ray Supervisor and Operator, California Department of Health Services (1987)
• Massachusetts Medical License (1989)
• Arizona Medical License (1994)
• Hawaii Medical License (1995)
• Nevada Medical License (1995)
• American Board of Radiology Certificate of Added Qualification in Neuroradiology (1995, 2005)

• Pharyngo-tympano-stapedial middle meningeal artery variant supply to a falcotentorial dural arteriovenous fistula.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2022 Baker A, Raygor K, Caton MT, Narsinh KH, Smith E, Dowd CF, Cooke DL, Higashida RT, Amans MR, Abla AA, Hetts SW
• Endovascular Therapy for Intracranial Giant Cell Arteritis : Systematic Review, Technical Considerations and the Effect of Intra-arterial Calcium Channel Blockers.
  Clinical neuroradiology 2022 Caton MT, Mark IT, Narsinh KH, Baker A, Cooke DL, Hetts SW, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Ko NU, Chung SA, Amans MR
• Super-selective cavernous sinus and inferior petrosal sinus sampling for Cushing syndrome: Technique and interpretation.
  Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences 2022 Caton MT, Smith ER, Baker A, Dowd CF
• Transradial Approach for Thoracolumbar Spinal Angiography and Tumor Embolization: Feasibility and Technical Considerations.
  Neurointervention 2022 Caton MT, Smith ER, Baker A, Dowd CF, Higashida RT
• Delayed-Onset Cranial Nerve Palsy After Transvenous Embolization of Indirect Carotid Cavernous Fistulas.
  Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society 2021 Wang A, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Alexander MD, Hallam DK, Ghodke B, Moazami G, Mandigo GK, Lavine SD, Meyers PM
• Remote monitoring in telehealth care delivery across the U.S. cystic fibrosis care network.
  Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society 2021 Ong T, Van Citters AD, Dowd C, Fullmer J, List R, Pai SA, Ren CL, Scalia P, Solomon GM, Sawicki GS
• Endovascular Biopsy of Vertebrobasilar Aneurysm in Patient With Polyarteritis Nodosa.
  Frontiers in neurology 2021 Narsinh KH, Narsinh K, McCoy DB, Sun Z, Halabi C, Meisel K, Tihan T, Chaganti K, Amans MR, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Hetts SW, Dowd CF, Winkler EA, Abla AA, Nowakowski TJ, Cooke DL
• Radial artery access anatomy: considerations for neuroendovascular procedures.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2021 Narsinh KH, Mirza MH, Duvvuri M, Caton MT, Baker A, Winkler EA, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Amans MR, Cooke DL, Hetts SW, Abla AA, Dowd CF
• Radial artery access for neuroendovascular procedures: safety review and complications.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2021 Narsinh KH, Mirza MH, Caton MT, Baker A, Winkler E, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Amans MR, Cooke DL, Hetts SW, Abla AA, Dowd CF
• Robotics for neuroendovascular intervention: Background and primer.
  The neuroradiology journal 2021 Narsinh KH, Paez R, Mueller K, Caton MT, Baker A, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Amans MR, Hetts SW, Norbash AM, Cooke DL
• Safety and efficacy results of the Flow Redirection Endoluminal Device (FRED) stent system in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms: US pivotal trial.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2021 McDougall CG, Diaz O, Boulos A, Siddiqui AH, Caplan J, Fifi JT, Turk AS, Kayan Y, Jabbour P, Kim LJ, Hetts SW, Cooke DL, Dowd CF
• Endovascular treatment strategy, technique, and outcomes for dural arteriovenous fistulas of the marginal sinus region.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2021 Caton MT, Narsinh KH, Baker A, Hetts SW, Cooke DL, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Amans MR
• Neurological manifestations of polyarteritis nodosa: a tour of the neuroaxis by case series.
  BMC neurology 2021 Halabi C, Williams EK, Morshed RA, Caffarelli M, Anastasiou C, Tihan T, Cooke D, Abla AA, Dowd CF, Shah V, Chung S, Richie MB
• Reply.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2021 Amans MR, Smith E, Narsinh KH, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Hetts SW, Cooke DL, Nelson J, Mccoy D, Ciano M, Dillon WP, Copelan AZ, Drocton GT, Khangura RS, Murph D, Hartley ZJ, Abla AA
• Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas of the Foramen Magnum Region: Clinical Features and Angioarchitectural Phenotypes.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2021 Caton MT, Narsinh KH, Baker A, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Cooke DL, Hetts SW, Halbach VV, Amans MR
• Segmental overgrowth and aneurysms due to mosaic PDGFRB p.(Tyr562Cys).
  American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2021 Chenbhanich J, Hu Y, Hetts S, Cooke D, Dowd C, Devine P, UCLA Clinical Genomics Center, Russell B, Kang SHL, Chang VY, Abla AA, Cornett P, Yeh I, Lee H, Martinez-Agosto JA, Frieden IJ, Shieh JT
• Combined Use of X-ray Angiography and Intraprocedural MRI Enables Tissue-based Decision Making Regarding Revascularization during Acute Ischemic Stroke Intervention.
  Radiology 2021 Narsinh KH, Kilbride BF, Mueller K, Murph D, Copelan A, Massachi J, Vitt J, Sun CH, Bhat H, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Moore T, Wilson MW, Cooke DL, Hetts SW
• Intracranial hemorrhage due to central venous occlusion from hemodialysis access: A case report.
  Interdisciplinary neurosurgery : Advanced techniques and case management 2021 Mirza MH, Schwertner A, Kohlbrenner R, Dowd CF, Narsinh KH
• Cerebral angiography: Techniques and practice.
  Handbook of clinical neurology 2021 Dowd CF
• Vascular anomalies: Classification and management.
  Handbook of clinical neurology 2021 Narsinh KH, Gautam A, Baker A, Cooke DL, Dowd CF
• Intrasaccular flow disruption (WEB) of a large wide-necked basilar apex aneurysm using PulseRider-assistance.
  Interdisciplinary neurosurgery : Advanced techniques and case management 2020 Narsinh KH, Caton MT, Mahmood NF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Hetts SW, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Cooke DL
• Five-year results of randomized bioactive versus bare metal coils in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms: the Matrix and Platinum Science (MAPS) Trial.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2020 McDougall CG, Johnston SC, Hetts SW, Gholkar A, Barnwell SL, Vazquez Suarez JC, Massó Romero J, Chaloupka JC, Bonafe A, Wakhloo AK, Tampieri D, Dowd CF, Fox AJ, Turk AS, MAPS Investigators
• Recent Administration of Iodinated Contrast Renders Core Infarct Estimation Inaccurate Using RAPID Software.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2020 Copelan AZ, Smith ER, Drocton GT, Narsinh KH, Murph D, Khangura RS, Hartley ZJ, Abla AA, Dillon WP, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Hetts SW, Cooke DL, Keenan K, Nelson J, Mccoy D, Ciano M, Amans …
• Interrater Reliability in the Measurement of Flow Characteristics on Color-Coded Quantitative DSA of Brain AVMs.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2020 Narsinh KH, Mueller K, Nelson J, Massachi J, Murph DC, Copelan AZ, Hetts SW, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Abla AA, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Kim H, Cooke DL
• Brain Arteriovenous Malformation Recurrence After Apparent Microsurgical Cure: Increased Risk in Children Who Present With Arteriovenous Malformation Rupture.
  Stroke 2020 Copelan A, Drocton G, Caton MT, Smith ER, Cooke DL, Nelson J, Abla AA, Fox C, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Lawton MT, Kim H, Fullerton HJ, Gupta N, Hetts SW, UCSF Center For …
• Concurrent presentation of brain arteriovenous malformation, peripheral arteriovenous malformation, and cerebellar astrocytoma: Case report.
  Interdisciplinary neurosurgery : Advanced techniques and case management 2020 Gautam A, Sun Z, Winkler E, Su H, McCalmont TH, Kim H, Tihan T, Hoffman WY, Dowd CF, Frieden IJ, Cooke DL
• Impact of Aortic Arch Anatomy on Technical Performance and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2020 Knox JA, Alexander MD, McCoy DB, Murph DC, Hinckley PJ, Ch'ang JC, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Amans MR, Hetts SW, Cooke DL
• Long-Term Outcomes of Endovascular Treatment of Indirect Carotid Cavernous Fistulae: Superior Efficacy, Safety, and Durability of Transvenous Coiling Over Other Techniques.
  Neurosurgery 2019 Alexander MD, Halbach VV, Hallam DK, Cooke DL, Ghodke BV, Dowd CF, Amans MR, Hetts SW, Higashida RT, Meyers PM
• The effect of preoperative embolization and flow dynamics on resection of brain arteriovenous malformations.
  Journal of neurosurgery 2019 Donzelli GF, Nelson J, McCoy D, McCulloch CE, Hetts SW, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Lawton MT, Kim H, Cooke DL
• Relationship of clinical presentation and angiographic findings in patients with indirect cavernous carotid fistulae.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2019 Alexander MD, Halbach VV, Hallam DK, Cooke DL, Ghodke B, Dowd CF, Amans MR, Hetts SW, Higashida RT, Meyers PM
• Revisiting classic MRI findings of venous malformations: Changes in protocols may lead to potential misdiagnosis.
  The neuroradiology journal 2018 Alexander MD, Hughes N, Cooke DL, Hess CP, Frieden IJ, Phelps AS, Dowd CF
• Flanking the fenestration: circumferential limb-to-limb stent-assisted coiling of a basilar artery fenestration aneurysm.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2018 Morrison J, Alexander MD, Dowd CF, Cooke DL
• Improved procedural safety following protocol changes for selective ophthalmic arterial infusion of chemotherapy for treatment of ocular retinoblastoma.
  Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences 2018 Ammanuel S, Alexander MD, Damato B, Cooke DL, Halbach VV, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Hetts SW
• Estimation of intra-arterial chemotherapy distribution to the retina in pediatric retinoblastoma patients using quantitative digital subtraction angiography.
  Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences 2018 Kondapavulur S, Cooke DL, Kao A, Amans MR, Alexander M, Darflinger R, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Damato B, Halbach VV, Matthay KK, Hetts SW
• Normalization of Congenital Venous Stasis Retinopathy Following Sclerotherapy of a Macrocystic Lymphatic Malformation.
  Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery 2018 Hirabayashi KE, Kalin-Hajdu E, Bever GJ, Vagefi MR, de Alba Campomanes AG, Cooke DL, Dowd CF, Kersten RC
• Technical factors affecting outcomes following endovascular treatment of posterior circulation atherosclerotic lesions.
  Surgical neurology international 2017 Alexander MD, Rebhun JM, Hetts SW, Amans MR, Settecase F, Darflinger RJ, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Cooke DL
• Improving mechanical thrombectomy time metrics in the angiography suite: Stroke cart, parallel workflows, and conscious sedation.
  Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences 2017 Settecase F, McCoy DB, Darflinger R, Alexander MD, Cooke DL, Dowd CF, Hetts SW, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Amans MR
• Flanking the fenestration: circumferential limb-to-limb stent-assisted coiling of a basilar artery fenestration aneurysm.
  BMJ case reports 2017 Morrison J, Alexander MD, Dowd CF, Cooke DL
• Pial Artery Supply as an Anatomic Risk Factor for Ischemic Stroke in the Treatment of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2017 Hetts SW, Yen A, Cooke DL, Nelson J, Jolivalt P, Banaga J, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Lawton MT, Kim H, Halbach VV
• Endovascular Biopsy: In Vivo Cerebral Aneurysm Endothelial Cell Sampling and Gene Expression Analysis.
  Translational stroke research 2017 Cooke DL, McCoy DB, Halbach VV, Hetts SW, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Lawson D, Nelson J, Wang CY, Kim H, Werb Z, McCulloch C, Hashimoto T, Su H, Sun Z
• Intra-Arterial MR Perfusion Imaging of Meningiomas: Comparison to Digital Subtraction Angiography and Intravenous MR Perfusion Imaging.
  PloS one 2016 Lum MA, Martin AJ, Alexander MD, McCoy DB, Cooke DL, Lillaney P, Moftakhar P, Amans MR, Settecase F, Nicholson A, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, McDermott MW, Saloner D, Hetts SW
• Effects on vessel measurement accuracy and subsequent occlusion after calcium channel blocker infusion during treatment of cerebral aneurysms with the Pipeline embolization device.
  Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences 2016 Alexander MD, Nicholson AD, Darflinger RJ, Settecase F, Cooke DL, Dowd CF, Amans MR, Higashida RT, Hetts SW, Halbach VV
• Pediatric intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas: age-related differences in clinical features, angioarchitecture, and treatment outcomes.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics 2016 Hetts SW, Moftakhar P, Maluste N, Fullerton HJ, Cooke DL, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV
• The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry. Design and Methods of a National Observational Disease Registry.
  Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2016 Knapp EA, Fink AK, Goss CH, Sewall A, Ostrenga J, Dowd C, Elbert A, Petren KM, Marshall BC
• Onyx embolization of an intraosseous pseudoaneurysm of the middle meningeal artery in a patient with meningiomatosis, McCune-Albright syndrome, and gray platelet syndrome.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics 2015 Settecase F, Nicholson AD, Amans MR, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Cooke DL, Dowd CF, Hetts SW
• Superselective Intra-Arterial Ethanol Sclerotherapy of Feeding Artery and Nidal Aneurysms in Ruptured Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2015 Settecase F, Hetts SW, Nicholson AD, Amans MR, Cooke DL, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV
• Spontaneous retroclival hematoma: a case series.
  Journal of neurosurgery 2015 Narvid J, Amans MR, Cooke DL, Hetts SW, Dillon WP, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Endovascular biopsy: Strategy for analyzing gene expression profiles of individual endothelial cells obtained from human vessels✩.
  Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2015 Sun Z, Lawson DA, Sinclair E, Wang CY, Lai MD, Hetts SW, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Werb Z, Su H, Cooke DL
• Progressive versus Nonprogressive Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Characteristics and Outcomes.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2015 Hetts SW, Tsai T, Cooke DL, Amans MR, Settecase F, Moftakhar P, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Lawton MT, Halbach VV
• MRI phenotypes of localized intravascular coagulopathy in venous malformations.
  Pediatric radiology 2015 Koo KS, Dowd CF, Mathes EF, Rosbe KW, Hoffman WY, Frieden IJ, Hess CP
• Volume-staged radiosurgery for large arteriovenous malformations: an evolving paradigm.
  Journal of neurosurgery 2015 Seymour ZA, Sneed PK, Gupta N, Lawton MT, Molinaro AM, Young W, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, McDermott MW
• Atypical MRI features in soft-tissue arteriovenous malformation: a novel imaging appearance with radiologic-pathologic correlation.
  Pediatric radiology 2015 Patel AS, Schulman JM, Ruben BS, Hoffman WY, Dowd CF, Frieden IJ, Hess CP
• Lesion location, stability, and pretreatment management: factors affecting outcomes of endovascular treatment for vertebrobasilar atherosclerosis.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2015 Alexander MD, Rebhun JM, Hetts SW, Kim AS, Nelson J, Kim H, Amans MR, Settecase F, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Cooke DL
• Endovascular biopsy: Technical feasibility of novel endothelial cell harvesting devices assessed in a rabbit aneurysm model.
  Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences 2015 Cooke DL, Bauer D, Sun Z, Stillson C, Nelson J, Barry D, Hetts SW, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Su H, Saeed MM
• Association between Venous Angioarchitectural Features of Sporadic Brain Arteriovenous Malformations and Intracranial Hemorrhage.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2015 Alexander MD, Cooke DL, Nelson J, Guo DE, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Lawton MT, Kim H, Hetts SW
• Extent of collateralization predicting symptomatic cerebral vasospasm among pediatric patients: correlations among angiography, transcranial Doppler ultrasonography, and clinical findings.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics 2015 Moftakhar P, Cooke DL, Fullerton HJ, Ko NU, Amans MR, Narvid JA, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Hetts SW
• Endothelial cell high-enrichment from endovascular biopsy sample by laser capture microdissection and fluorescence activated cell sorting.
  Journal of biotechnology 2014 Sun Z, Su H, Long B, Sinclair E, Hetts SW, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Cooke DL
• Lesion stability characteristics outperform degree of stenosis in predicting outcomes following stenting for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerosis.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2014 Alexander MD, Cooke DL, Meyers PM, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Hetts SW
• Aspirin therapy in venous malformation: a retrospective cohort study of benefits, side effects, and patient experiences.
  Pediatric dermatology 2014 Nguyen JT, Koerper MA, Hess CP, Dowd CF, Hoffman WY, Dickman M, Frieden IJ
• Cerebral arterial fenestrations.
  Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences 2014 Cooke DL, Stout CE, Kim WT, Kansagra AP, Yu JP, Gu A, Jewell NP, Hetts SW, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Radiological and clinical features of vein of Galen malformations.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2014 Chow ML, Cooke DL, Fullerton HJ, Amans MR, Narvid J, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Hetts SW
• Symptom differences and pretreatment asymptomatic interval affect outcomes of stenting for intracranial atherosclerotic disease.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2014 Alexander MD, Meyers PM, English JD, Stradford TR, Sung S, Smith WS, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Cooke DL, Hetts SW
• Influence of patient age on angioarchitecture of brain arteriovenous malformations.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2014 Hetts SW, Cooke DL, Nelson J, Gupta N, Fullerton H, Amans MR, Narvid JA, Moftakhar P, McSwain H, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Lawton MT, Kim H
• Contrast staining on CT after DSA in ischemic stroke patients progresses to infarction and rarely hemorrhages.
  Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences 2014 Amans MR, Cooke DL, Vella M, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Hetts SW
• Bioactive versus bare platinum coils in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms: the MAPS (Matrix and Platinum Science) trial.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2014 McDougall CG, Johnston SC, Gholkar A, Barnwell SL, Vazquez Suarez JC, Massó Romero J, Chaloupka JC, Bonafe A, Wakhloo AK, Tampieri D, Dowd CF, Fox AJ, Imm SJ, Carroll K, Turk AS, MAPS Investigators
• Cavernous and inferior petrosal sinus sampling and dynamic magnetic resonance imaging in the preoperative evaluation of Cushing's disease.
  Journal of neuro-oncology 2014 Potts MB, Shah JK, Molinaro AM, Blevins LS, Tyrrell JB, Kunwar S, Dowd CF, Hetts SW, Aghi MK
• Radiation dose reduction in intra-arterial chemotherapy infusion for intraocular retinoblastoma.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2014 Cooke DL, Stout CE, Kim WT, Hetts SW, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Gould RG
• Cerebral arteriopathy associated with Arg179His ACTA2 mutation.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2013 Amans MR, Stout C, Fox C, Narvid J, Hetts SW, Cooke DL, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, McSwain H, Halbach VV
• Endovascular biopsy: evaluating the feasibility of harvesting endothelial cells using detachable coils.
  Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences 2013 Cooke DL, Su H, Sun Z, Guo Y, Guo D, Saeed MM, Hetts SW, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Young WL, Halbach VV
• Cerebral arteriopathy associated with Arg179His ACTA2 mutation.
  BMJ case reports 2013 Amans MR, Stout C, Fox C, Narvid J, Hetts SW, Cooke DL, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, McSwain H, Halbach VV
• Stent-assisted coiling versus coiling alone in unruptured intracranial aneurysms in the matrix and platinum science trial: safety, efficacy, and mid-term outcomes.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2013 Hetts SW, Turk A, English JD, Dowd CF, Mocco J, Prestigiacomo C, Nesbit G, Ge SG, Jin JN, Carroll K, Murayama Y, Gholkar A, Barnwell S, Lopes D, Johnston SC, McDougall C, Matrix and Platinum Science …
• Safety of retained microcatheters: an evaluation of radiofrequency heating in endovascular microcatheters with nitinol, tungsten, and polyetheretherketone braiding at 1.5 T and 3 T.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2013 Losey AD, Lillaney P, Martin AJ, Halbach VV, Cooke DL, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Saloner DA, Wilson MW, Saeed M, Hetts SW
• Early versus later presentations of venous malformations: where and why?
  Pediatric dermatology 2013 Vogel SA, Hess CP, Dowd CF, Hoffman WY, Kane AJ, Rajaii R, Frieden IJ
• Current trends in endovascular management of traumatic cerebrovascular injury.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2013 Kansagra AP, Cooke DL, English JD, Sincic RM, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Hetts SW
• Density of thrombus on admission CT predicts revascularization efficacy in large vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke.
  Stroke 2012 Moftakhar P, English JD, Cooke DL, Kim WT, Stout C, Smith WS, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Hetts SW
• Pediatric intracranial nongalenic pial arteriovenous fistulas: clinical features, angioarchitecture, and outcomes.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2012 Hetts SW, Keenan K, Fullerton HJ, Young WL, English JD, Gupta N, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Lawton MT, Halbach VV
• Serial angiographic appearance of segmental arterial mediolysis manifesting as vertebral, internal mammary and intra-abdominal visceral artery aneurysms in a patient presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage and review of the literature.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2012 Cooke DL, Meisel KM, Kim WT, Stout CE, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Higashida RT
• Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas and intrathecal venous drainage: correlation between digital subtraction angiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and clinical findings.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2012 Hetts SW, Moftakhar P, English JD, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Lawton MT, Douglas VC, Halbach VV
• Mechanical embolectomy for treatment of large vessel acute ischemic stroke in children.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2012 Tatum J, Farid H, Cooke D, Fullerton H, Smith W, Higashida R, Halbach VV, Dowd C
• Pediatric intracranial aneurysms: new and enlarging aneurysms after index aneurysm treatment or observation.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2011 Hetts SW, English JD, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Scanlon JT, Halbach VV
• Brain arteriovenous malformation multiplicity predicts the diagnosis of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: quantitative assessment.
  Stroke 2011 Bharatha A, Faughnan ME, Kim H, Pourmohamad T, Krings T, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Pawlikowska L, McCulloch CE, Lawton MT, Dowd CF, Young WL, Terbrugge KG
• Supernova hemorrhage: obliterative hemorrhage of brain arteriovenous malformations following γ knife radiosurgery.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2011 Alexander MD, Hetts SW, Young WL, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, English JD
• Zygomatico-orbital intra-arterial melphalan infusion for intraocular retinoblastoma.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2011 Cooke D, Farid H, Kim W, Dowd C, Higashida R, Halbach V
• Transvenous embolization of a pediatric pial arteriovenous fistula.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2011 Cooke D, Tatum J, Farid H, Dowd C, Higashida R, Halbach V
• Intraosseous CSF fistula in a patient with Gorham disease resulting in intracranial hypotension.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2011 Adler F, Gupta N, Hess CP, Dowd CF, Dillon WP
• Embolization of skull base meningiomas and feeding vessels arising from the internal carotid circulation.
  Neurosurgery 2011 Waldron JS, Sughrue ME, Hetts SW, Wilson SP, Mills SA, McDermott MW, Dowd CF, Parsa AT
• MR imaging of partially thrombosed cerebral aneurysms: characteristics and evolution.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2010 Martin AJ, Hetts SW, Dillon WP, Higashida RT, Halbach V, Dowd CF, Lawton MT, Saloner D
• Masseteric venous malformations: diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.
  Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2010 Rosbe KW, Hess CP, Dowd CF, Frieden IJ
• Long-term outcome in the repair of spinal cord perimedullary arteriovenous fistulas.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2010 Antonietti L, Sheth SA, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Lawton MT, English JD, Hetts SW
• Cervical and intracranial arterial anomalies in 70 patients with PHACE syndrome.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2010 Hess CP, Fullerton HJ, Metry DW, Drolet BA, Siegel DH, Auguste KI, Gupta N, Haggstrom AN, Dowd CF, Frieden IJ, Barkovich AJ
• Endovascular treatment of medically refractory cerebral vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2010 Jun P, Ko NU, English JD, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Lawton MT, Hetts SW
• Increasing parvovirus filter throughput of monoclonal antibodies using ion exchange membrane adsorptive pre-filtration.
  Biotechnology and bioengineering 2010 Brown A, Bechtel C, Bill J, Liu H, Liu J, McDonald D, Pai S, Radhamohan A, Renslow R, Thayer B, Yohe S, Dowd C
• Overloading ion-exchange membranes as a purification step for monoclonal antibodies.
  Biotechnology and applied biochemistry 2010 Brown A, Bill J, Tully T, Radhamohan A, Dowd C
• Treatment of arteriovenous malformation of the mandible with resection and immediate reconstruction.
  Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2009 Oka H, Pogrel MA, Dowd CF, Lee JS
• Multiple intracranial aneurysms and moyamoya disease associated with microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II: surgical considerations.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics 2009 Waldron JS, Hetts SW, Armstrong-Wells J, Dowd CF, Fullerton HJ, Gupta N, Lawton MT
• Neonatal giant pial arteriovenous malformation: genesis or rapid enlargement in the third trimester.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2009 Potter CA, Armstrong-Wells J, Fullerton HJ, Young WL, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Hetts SW
• Intracranial aneurysms in childhood: 27-year single-institution experience.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2009 Hetts SW, Narvid J, Sanai N, Lawton MT, Gupta N, Fullerton HJ, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV
• Combined microsurgical and endovascular management of complex intracranial aneurysms.
  Neurosurgery 2008 Lawton MT, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Sanai N, Malek JY, Dowd CF
• Evidence of inflammatory cell involvement in brain arteriovenous malformations.
  Neurosurgery 2008 Chen Y, Zhu W, Bollen AW, Lawton MT, Barbaro NM, Dowd CF, Hashimoto T, Yang GY, Young WL
• Comprehensive management of symptomatic and aggressive vertebral hemangiomas.
  Neurosurgery clinics of North America 2008 Acosta FL, Sanai N, Chi JH, Dowd CF, Chin C, Tihan T, Chou D, Weinstein PR, Ames CP
• Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae: clinical features and long-term results.
  Neurosurgery 2008 Narvid J, Hetts SW, Larsen D, Neuhaus J, Singh TP, McSwain H, Lawton MT, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV
• Predictors of rehemorrhage after treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms: the Cerebral Aneurysm Rerupture After Treatment (CARAT) study.
  Stroke 2007 Johnston SC, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Lawton MT, Duckwiler GR, Gress DR, CARAT Investigators
• Assessment of vasculature of meningiomas and the effects of embolization with intra-arterial MR perfusion imaging: a feasibility study.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2007 Martin AJ, Cha S, Higashida RT, Cullen SP, Halbach V, Dowd CF, McDermott MW, Saloner DA
• Estimation of fusiform intracranial aneurysm growth by serial magnetic resonance imaging.
  Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI 2007 Dispensa BP, Saloner DA, Acevedo-Bolton G, Achrol AS, Jou LD, McCulloch CE, Johnston SC, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Ko NU, Lawton MT, Martin AJ, Quinnine N, Young WL
• The effects of diffuseness and deep perforating artery supply on outcomes after microsurgical resection of brain arteriovenous malformations.
  Neurosurgery 2007 Du R, Keyoung HM, Dowd CF, Young WL, Lawton MT
• Association between lumbar epidural injection and development of acute paraparesis in patients with spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2007 Hetts SW, Narvid J, Singh T, Meagher S, Corcoran K, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Current treatment strategies and outcomes in the management of symptomatic vertebral hemangiomas.
  Neurosurgery 2006 Acosta FL, Dowd CF, Chin C, Tihan T, Ames CP, Weinstein PR
• Intraorbital arteriovenous fistulae of the ophthalmic veins treated by transvenous endovascular occlusion: technical case report.
  Neurosurgery 2006 Caragine LP, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Higashida RT
• Interobserver variability in grading of brain arteriovenous malformations using the Spetzler-Martin system.
  Neurosurgery 2005 Du R, Dowd CF, Johnston SC, Young WL, Lawton MT
• Initial clinical experience with a new self-expanding nitinol stent for the treatment of intracranial cerebral aneurysms: the Cordis Enterprise stent.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2005 Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Juravsky L, Meagher S
• Long-term outcome of endovascular stenting for symptomatic basilar artery stenosis.
  Neurology 2005 Yu W, Smith WS, Singh V, Ko NU, Cullen SP, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT
• Carotid stent delivery in an XMR suite: immediate assessment of the physiologic impact of extracranial revascularization.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2005 Martin AJ, Saloner DA, Roberts TP, Roberts H, Weber OM, Dillon W, Cullen S, Halbach V, Dowd CF, Higashida RT
• Neurosurgery at the crossroads: integrated multidisciplinary management of 449 patients with brain arteriovenous malformations.
  Clinical neurosurgery 2005 Du R, McDermott MW, Dowd CF, Young WL, Lawton MT
• Cardiac injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage is independent of the type of aneurysm therapy.
  Neurosurgery 2004 Miss JC, Kopelnik A, Fisher LA, Tung PP, Banki NM, Lawton MT, Smith WS, Dowd CF, Zaroff JG
• Neurotoxicity of intra-arterial papaverine preserved with chlorobutanol used for the treatment of cerebral vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
  Stroke 2004 Smith WS, Dowd CF, Johnston SC, Ko NU, DeArmond SJ, Dillon WP, Setty D, Lawton MT, Young WL, Higashida RT, Halbach VV
• Cavernous and inferior petrosal sinus sampling in the evaluation of ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome.
  Clinical endocrinology 2004 Liu C, Lo JC, Dowd CF, Wilson CB, Kunwar S, Aron DC, Tyrrell JB
• Embolization for the treatment of idiopathic posterior epistaxis.
  American journal of rhinology 2004 Gurney TA, Dowd CF, Murr AH
• Clinical characteristics and management of vascular anomalies: findings of a multidisciplinary vascular anomalies clinic.
  Archives of dermatology 2004 Mathes EF, Haggstrom AN, Dowd C, Hoffman WY, Frieden IJ
• The relationship of coexisting extranidal aneurysms to intracranial hemorrhage in patients harboring brain arteriovenous malformations.
  Neurosurgery 2004 Kim EJ, Halim AX, Dowd CF, Lawton MT, Singh V, Bennett J, Young WL
• Continuous bleeding from a basilar terminus aneurysm imaged with CT angiography and conventional angiography.
  Neurocritical care 2004 Josephson SA, Dillon WP, Dowd CF, Malek R, Lawton MT, Smith WS
• Intraarterial thrombolysis trials in acute ischemic stroke.
  Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 2004 Ng PP, Higashida RT, Cullen SP, Malek R, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Parallel venous channel as the recipient pouch in transverse/sigmoid sinus dural fistulae.
  Neurosurgery 2003 Caragine LP, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Ng PP, Higashida RT
• Facial hemangioma and cerebral corticovascular dysplasia: a syndrome associated with epilepsy.
  Neurology 2003 Metry DW, Dowd CF, Barkovich AJ, Frieden IJ
• Neurodevelopmental outcome after endovascular treatment of vein of Galen malformations.
  Neurology 2003 Fullerton HJ, Aminoff AR, Ferriero DM, Gupta N, Dowd CF
• Endovascular strategies for carotid cavernous and intracerebral dural arteriovenous fistulas.
  Neurosurgical focus 2003 Ng PP, Higashida RT, Cullen S, Malek R, Halbach VV, Dowd CF
• Meningiomas: the role of preoperative angiography and embolization.
  Neurosurgical focus 2003 Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT
• Endovascular treatment for dural arteriovenous fistulae of the superior petrosal sinus.
  Neurosurgery 2003 Ng PP, Halbach VV, Quinn R, Balousek P, Caragine LP, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Wilson C
• Guglielmi detachable coil extraction: suction generated by pusher-wire withdrawal after coil detachment within an intracranial aneurysm.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2003 Ng PP, Halbach VV, Caragine LP, Dowd CF, Higashida RT
• Abnormal expression of matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in brain arteriovenous malformations.
  Stroke 2003 Hashimoto T, Wen G, Lawton MT, Boudreau NJ, Bollen AW, Yang GY, Barbaro NM, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Young WL, University of California, San Francisco BAVM Study Group
• Combined microsurgical and endovascular management of complex intracranial aneurysms.
  Neurosurgery 2003 Lawton MT, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Sanai N, Malek JY, Dowd CF
• Rapidly reversible dementia.
  Lancet (London, England) 2003 Bernstein R, Dowd CF, Gress DR
• Accuracy of selective venous sampling for intact parathyroid hormone in difficult patients with recurrent or persistent hyperparathyroidism.
  Surgery 2002 Jones JJ, Brunaud L, Dowd CF, Duh QY, Morita E, Clark OH
• Angioplasty for intracranial symptomatic vertebrobasilar ischemia.
  Neurosurgery 2002 Gress DR, Smith WS, Dowd CF, Van Halbach V, Finley RJ, Higashida RT
• Dural carotid cavernous fistula: definitive endovascular management and long-term follow-up.
  American journal of ophthalmology 2002 Meyers PM, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Lempert TE, Malek AM, Phatouros CC, Lefler JE, Higashida RT
• Percutaneous vertebroplasty: an emerging therapy for vertebral compression fractures.
  Seminars in neurology 2002 Ng PP, Caragine LP, Dowd CF
• Vascular myelopathies-vascular malformations of the spinal cord: presentation and endovascular surgical management.
  Seminars in neurology 2002 Caragine LP, Halbach VV, Ng PP, Dowd CF
• The learning curve for coil embolization of unruptured intracranial aneurysms.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2002 Singh V, Gress DR, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Johnston SC
• Characteristics of brain arteriovenous malformations with coexisting aneurysms: a comparison of two referral centers.
  Stroke 2002 Halim AX, Singh V, Johnston SC, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Lawton MT, Gress DR, McCulloch CE, Young WL, UCSF BAVM Study Project. Brain Arteriovenous Malformation
• Bow hunter stroke caused by cervical disc herniation. Case report.
  Journal of neurosurgery 2002 Vates GE, Wang KC, Bonovich D, Dowd CF, Lawton MT
• Dural arteriovenous fistula associated with prothrombin gene mutation.
  Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging 2001 Singh V, Meyers PM, Halbach VH, Gress DR, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Smith WS
• The many faces of PHACE syndrome.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2001 Metry DW, Dowd CF, Barkovich AJ, Frieden IJ
• Embolization of non-ruptured aneurysms.
  Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences 2001 Dowd CF, Phatouros CC, Malek AM, Lempert TE, Meyers PM, Halbach VV, Higashida RT
• Stent angioplasty for cervical carotid artery stenosis in high-risk symptomatic NASCET-ineligible patients.
  Stroke 2000 Malek AM, Higashida RT, Phatouros CC, Lempert TE, Meyers PM, Smith WS, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Balloon tracheal occlusion for congenital diaphragmatic hernia: experimental studies.
  Journal of pediatric surgery 2000 Chiba T, Albanese CT, Farmer DL, Dowd CF, Filly RA, Machin GA, Harrison M
• Role of angiography in the evaluation of patients with pulsatile tinnitus.
  The Laryngoscope 2000 Shin EJ, Lalwani AK, Dowd CF
• Carotid artery stent placement for atherosclerotic disease: rationale, technique, and current status.
  Radiology 2000 Phatouros CC, Higashida RT, Malek AM, Meyers PM, Lempert TE, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Primary stenting for high-grade basilar artery stenosis.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2000 Phatouros CC, Lefler JE, Higashida RT, Meyers PM, Malek AM, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome after percutaneous transluminal stenting of the craniocervical arteries.
  Neurosurgery 2000 Meyers PM, Higashida RT, Phatouros CC, Malek AM, Lempert TE, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Endovascular management of extracranial carotid artery dissection achieved using stent angioplasty.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2000 Malek AM, Higashida RT, Phatouros CC, Lempert TE, Meyers PM, Smith WS, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Endovascular treatment of cerebral artery aneurysms during pregnancy: report of three cases.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2000 Meyers PM, Halbach VV, Malek AM, Phatouros CC, Dowd CF, Lawton MT, Lempert TE, Higashida RT
• Endovascular and surgical treatment of unruptured cerebral aneurysms: comparison of risks.
  Annals of neurology 2000 Johnston SC, Wilson CB, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, McDermott MW, Applebury CB, Farley TL, Gress DR
• Stent-supported coil embolization: the treatment of fusiform and wide-neck aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms.
  Neurosurgery 2000 Phatouros CC, Sasaki TY, Higashida RT, Malek AM, Meyers PM, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Balloon-assist technique for endovascular coil embolization of geometrically difficult intracranial aneurysms.
  Neurosurgery 2000 Malek AM, Halbach VV, Phatouros CC, Lempert TE, Meyers PM, Dowd CF, Higashida RT
• Hemorrhagic complications in vein of Galen malformations.
  Annals of neurology 2000 Meyers PM, Halbach VV, Phatouros CP, Dowd CF, Malek AM, Lempert TE, Lefler JE, Higashida RT
• Endovascular stenting for carotid artery stenosis: preliminary experience using the shape-memory- alloy-recoverable-technology (SMART) stent.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2000 Phatouros CC, Higashida RT, Malek AM, Meyers PM, Lempert TE, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Endovascular treatment of noncarotid extracranial cerebrovascular disease.
  Neurosurgery clinics of North America 2000 Phatouros CC, Higashida RT, Malek AM, Meyers PM, Lefler JE, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Patient presentation, angiographic features, and treatment of strangulation-induced bilateral dissection of the cervical internal carotid artery. Report of three cases.
  Journal of neurosurgery 2000 Malek AM, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Phatouros CC, Lempert TE, Meyers PM, Smith WS, Stoney R
• Carotid artery cavernous fistulas.
  Neurosurgery clinics of North America 2000 Phatouros CC, Meyers PM, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Malek AM, Higashida RT
• Endovascular treatment of a ruptured intracranial dissecting vertebral aneurysm in a kickboxer.
  The Journal of trauma 2000 Malek AM, Halbach VV, Phatouros CC, Meyers PM, Dowd CF, Higashida RT
• Endovascular treatment of ruptured posterior circulation cerebral aneurysms. Clinical and angiographic outcomes.
  Stroke 2000 Lempert TE, Malek AM, Halbach VV, Phatouros CC, Meyers PM, Dowd CF, Higashida RT
• Subclavian arteritis and pseudoaneurysm formation secondary to stent infection.
  Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 2000 Malek AM, Higashida RT, Reilly LM, Smith WS, Kang SM, Gress DR, Meyers PM, Phatouros CC, Halbach VV, Dowd CF
• Treatment of dural arteriovenous malformations and fistulas.
  Neurosurgery clinics of North America 2000 Malek AM, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Phatouros CC, Meyers PM, Dowd CF
• Acquired pial arteriovenous fistula following cerebral vein thrombosis.
  Stroke 1999 Phatouros CC, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Lempert TE, Malek AM, Meyers PM, Higashida RT
• Clinical use of stents for carotid artery disease.
  Neurologia medico-chirurgica 1999 Phatouros CC, Higashida RT, Malek AM, Meyers PM, Lempert TE, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Tandem intracranial stent deployment for treatment of an iatrogenic, flow-limiting, basilar artery dissection: technical case report.
  Neurosurgery 1999 Malek AM, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Phatouros CC, Meyers PM, Dowd CF
• Treatment of posterior circulation ischemia with extracranial percutaneous balloon angioplasty and stent placement.
  Stroke 1999 Malek AM, Higashida RT, Phatouros CC, Lempert TE, Meyers PM, Gress DR, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Beating aneurysm sign: angiographic evidence of ruptured aneurysm tamponade by intracranial hemorrhage. Case illustration.
  Journal of neurosurgery 1999 Malek AM, Halbach VV, Holmes S, Phatouros CC, Meyers PM, Dowd CF, Higashida RT
• Intraventricular contrast medium leakage during ethanol embolization of an arteriovenous malformation.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1999 Phatouros CC, Halbach VV, Malek AM, Meyers PM, Dowd CF, Higashida RT
• Five year results of LINAC radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations: outcome for large AVMS.
  International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 1999 Miyawaki L, Dowd C, Wara W, Goldsmith B, Albright N, Gutin P, Halbach V, Hieshima G, Higashida R, Lulu B, Pitts L, Schell M, Smith V, Weaver K, Wilson C, Larson D
• Embolization of the meningohypophyseal trunk as a cause of diabetes insipidus.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1999 Phatouros CC, Higashida RT, Malek AM, Smith WS, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Simultaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage and carotid cavernous fistula after rupture of a paraclinoid aneurysm during balloon-assisted coil embolization.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1999 Phatouros CC, Halbach VV, Malek AM, Dowd CF, Higashida RT
• Treatment of an intracranial aneurysm using a new three-dimensional-shape Guglielmi detachable coil: technical case report.
  Neurosurgery 1999 Malek AM, Higashida RT, Phatouros CC, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Application of a rheolytic thrombectomy device in the treatment of dural sinus thrombosis: a new technique.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1999 Dowd CF, Malek AM, Phatouros CC, Hemphill JC
• Endovascular recanalization with balloon angioplasty and stenting of an occluded occipital sinus for treatment of intracranial venous hypertension: technical case report.
  Neurosurgery 1999 Malek AM, Higashida RT, Balousek PA, Phatouros CC, Smith WS, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula with an associated feeding artery aneurysm: case report.
  Neurosurgery 1999 Malek AM, Halbach VV, Phatouros CC, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Wachhorst S, Lawton MT
• Endovascular stenting of an acutely thrombosed basilar artery: technical case report and review of the literature.
  Neurosurgery 1999 Phatouros CC, Higashida RT, Malek AM, Smith WS, Mully TW, DeArmond SJ, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Rescue treatment of acute parent vessel thrombosis with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor during GDC coil embolization.
  Stroke 1999 Lempert TE, Malek AM, Halbach VV, Phatouros CC, Dowd CF, Higashida RT
• Transverse/sigmoid sinus dural arteriovenous fistulas presenting as pulsatile tinnitus.
  The Laryngoscope 1999 Shah SB, Lalwani AK, Dowd CF
• Embolization of neurosurgical lesions involving the ophthalmic artery.
  Neurosurgery 1998 Lefkowitz M, Giannotta SL, Hieshima G, Higashida R, Halbach V, Dowd C, Teitelbaum GP
• Causes and management of aneurysmal hemorrhage occurring during embolization with Guglielmi detachable coils.
  Journal of neurosurgery 1998 McDougall CG, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Larsen DW, Hieshima GB
• Endovascular treatment of mural-type vein of Galen malformations.
  Journal of neurosurgery 1998 Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Balousek PA, Ciricillo SF, Edwards MS
• Congenital cardiac anomalies with vein of Galen malformations in infants.
  Archives of disease in childhood 1998 McElhinney DB, Halbach VV, Silverman NH, Dowd CF, Hanley FL
• Diagnosis and treatment of dural arteriovenous fistulas.
  Neuroimaging clinics of North America 1998 Malek AM, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Higashida RT
• Endovascular treatment of pseudoaneurysms with electrolytically detachable coils.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1998 Lempert TE, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Urwin RW, Balousek PA, Hieshima GB
• Percutaneous stenting for symptomatic stenosis of aberrant right subclavian artery.
  Journal of vascular surgery 1998 Azakie A, McElhinney DB, Dowd CF, Stoney RJ
• Preliminary experience with an electrolytically detachable fibered coil.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1998 Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Balousek PA, Urwin RW
• The effect of oestrogen on the development of arteriovenous fistulae induced by venous hypertension in rats.
  Acta neurochirurgica 1998 Terada T, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Hieshima GB
• Cavernous internal carotid artery aneurysms treated with electrolytically detachable coils.
  Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society 1997 Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Urwin RW, Balousek PA, Lempert TE, Hieshima GB
• Intravascular stent and endovascular coil placement for a ruptured fusiform aneurysm of the basilar artery. Case report and review of the literature.
  Journal of neurosurgery 1997 Higashida RT, Smith W, Gress D, Urwin R, Dowd CF, Balousek PA, Halbach VV
• Dural arteriovenous fistulas of the marginal sinus.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1997 McDougall CG, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Larsen DW, Hieshima GB
• Diagnosis of a posterior fossa dural arteriovenous fistula in a neonate by cranial ultrasonography.
  Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine 1997 Caponigro M, Filly RA, Dowd CF
• Endovascular therapy for the carotid artery.
  Neuroimaging clinics of North America 1996 Urwin RW, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Balousek PA, Hieshima GB
• Reduced caliber of the internal carotid artery: a normal finding with ipsilateral absence or hypoplasia of the A1 segment.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1996 Kane AG, Dillon WP, Barkovich AJ, Norman D, Dowd CF, Kane TT
• Endovascular surgical approach to intracranial vascular diseases.
  Journal of endovascular surgery : the official journal of the International Society for Endovascular Surgery 1996 Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Hieshima GB
• Transluminal angioplasty for arteriosclerotic disease of the distal vertebral and basilar arteries.
  Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry 1996 Terada T, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Nakai E, Yokote H, Itakura T, Hieshima GB
• Endovascular treatment of basilar tip aneurysms using electrolytically detachable coils.
  Journal of neurosurgery 1996 McDougall CG, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Larsen DW, Hieshima GB
• Venous angiography is needed to interpret inferior petrosal sinus and cavernous sinus sampling data for lateralizing adrenocorticotropin-secreting adenomas.
  The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 1996 Mamelak AN, Dowd CF, Tyrrell JB, McDonald JF, Wilson CB
• The role of angiogenic factor bFGF in the development of dural AVFs.
  Acta neurochirurgica 1996 Terada T, Tsuura M, Komai N, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Wilson CB, Hieshima GB
• Treatment of massive posterior epistaxis by detachable coil embolization of a cavernous internal carotid artery aneurysm.
  Neuroradiology 1995 Teitelbaum GP, Halbach VV, Larsen DW, McDougall CG, Dowd C, Higashida RT, Hieshima GB
• Endovascular management of biopsy-related posterior inferior cerebellar artery pseudoaneurysm.
  Surgical neurology 1995 Teitelbaum GP, Dowd CF, Larsen DW, McDougall CG, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Hieshima GB
• Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of subclavian stenosis from neurofibromatosis.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1995 Smith TP, Halbach VV, Fraser KW, Teitelbaum GP, Dowd CF, Higashida RT
• Interventional neurovascular techniques in the treatment of stroke--state-of-the-art therapy.
  Journal of internal medicine 1995 Higashida RT, Tsai FY, Halbach VV, Barnwell SL, Dowd CF, Hieshima GB
• Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas supplied by branches of the internal iliac arteries.
  Surgical neurology 1995 Larsen DW, Halbach VV, Teitelbaum GP, McDougall CG, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Hieshima GB
• Direct-puncture coil embolization of maxillofacial high-flow vascular malformations.
  The Laryngoscope 1994 Teitelbaum GP, Halbach VV, Fraser KW, Larsen DW, McDougall CG, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Hieshima GB
• Interventional neurovascular techniques for cerebral revascularization in the treatment of stroke.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 1994 Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Tsai FY, Dowd CF, Hieshima GB
• Treatment of a high-flow arteriovenous malformation by direct puncture and coil embolization.
  Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1994 Perrott DH, Schmidt B, Dowd CF, Kaban LB
• Thrombolytic therapy in acute stroke.
  Journal of endovascular surgery : the official journal of the International Society for Endovascular Surgery 1994 Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Barnwell SL, Dowd CF, Hieshima GB
• Localization procedures in patients with persistent or recurrent hyperparathyroidism.
  Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) 1994 Rodriquez JM, Tezelman S, Siperstein AE, Duh QY, Higgins C, Morita E, Dowd CF, Clark OH
• Intracranial aneurysms. Evolution and future role of endovascular techniques.
  Neurosurgery clinics of North America 1994 Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Hieshima GB
• Development of acquired arteriovenous fistulas in rats due to venous hypertension.
  Journal of neurosurgery 1994 Terada T, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Tsuura M, Komai N, Wilson CB, Hieshima GB
• Flow-directed use of electrolytically detachable platinum embolization coils.
  Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 1994 Teitelbaum GP, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Larsen DW, McDougall CG, Dowd CF, Hieshima GB
• Treatment of dural sinus thrombosis by urokinase infusion.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1994 Smith TP, Higashida RT, Barnwell SL, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Fraser KW, Teitelbaum GP, Hieshima GB
• Posterior fossa venous angiomas with drainage through the brain stem.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1994 Damiano TR, Truwit CL, Dowd CF, Symonds DL, Portela L, Dreisbach J
• The efficacy of endosaccular aneurysm occlusion in alleviating neurological deficits produced by mass effect.
  Journal of neurosurgery 1994 Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Barnwell SL, Fraser KW, Smith TP, Teitelbaum GP, Hieshima GB
• Endovascular platinum coil embolization of incompletely surgically clipped cerebral aneurysms.
  Surgical neurology 1994 Fraser KW, Halbach VV, Teitelbaum GP, Smith TP, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Wilson CB, Hieshima GB
• Treatment of giant intradural (perimedullary) arteriovenous fistulas.
  Neurosurgery 1993 Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Fraser KW, Edwards MS, Barnwell SL
• Cerebral percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.
  Heart disease and stroke : a journal for primary care physicians 1993 Higashida RT, Tsai FY, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Hieshima GB
• Transarterial embolization of vertebral hemangioma.
  Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 1993 Smith TP, Koci T, Mehringer CM, Tsai FY, Fraser KW, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Hieshima GB
• Endovascular treatment of vertebral artery dissections and pseudoaneurysms.
  Journal of neurosurgery 1993 Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Fraser KW, Smith TP, Teitelbaum GP, Wilson CB, Hieshima GB
• Grading venous restrictive disease in patients with dural arteriovenous fistulas of the transverse/sigmoid sinus.
  Journal of neurosurgery 1993 Lalwani AK, Dowd CF, Halbach VV
• Microcatheter retrieval device for intravascular foreign body removal.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1993 Smith TP, Graves VB, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Fraser KW, Dowd CF, Hieshima GB
• Hemangiomas and vascular malformations of the head and neck: MR characterization.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1993 Baker LL, Dillon WP, Hieshima GB, Dowd CF, Frieden IJ
• Transluminal angioplasty for atherosclerotic disease of the vertebral and basilar arteries.
  Journal of neurosurgery 1993 Higashida RT, Tsai FY, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Smith T, Fraser K, Hieshima GB
• Intractable complex partial seizure: correlation of magnetic resonance imaging with pathology and electroencephalography.
  Epilepsy research. Supplement 1992 Dowd CF, Dillon WP, Barbaro NM, Laxer KD
• Intravascular balloon dilatation therapy for intracranial arterial vasospasm: patient selection, technique, and clinical results.
  Neurosurgical review 1992 Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Dormandy B, Bell J, Hieshima GB
• Particulate embolization of the anterior choroidal artery in the treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1991 Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Barnwell SL, Higashida RT, Hieshima GB
• Magnetic resonance imaging of intractable complex partial seizures: pathologic and electroencephalographic correlation.
  Epilepsia 1991 Dowd CF, Dillon WP, Barbaro NM, Laxer KD
• Multiple dural arteriovenous fistulas of the cranium and spine.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1991 Barnwell SL, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Hieshima GB, Wilson CB
• Transarterial platinum coil embolization of carotid-cavernous fistulas.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1991 Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Barnwell SL, Dowd CF, Hieshima GB
• Intracranial aneurysms: interventional neurovascular treatment with detachable balloons--results in 215 cases.
  Radiology 1991 Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Barnwell SL, Hieshima GB
• Management of vascular perforations that occur during neurointerventional procedures.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1991 Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Barnwell SL, Hieshima GB
• A variant of arteriovenous fistulas within the wall of dural sinuses. Results of combined surgical and endovascular therapy.
  Journal of neurosurgery 1991 Barnwell SL, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Hieshima GB, Wilson CB
• Direct endovascular thrombolytic therapy for dural sinus thrombosis.
  Neurosurgery 1991 Barnwell SL, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Hieshima GB
• Interventional neurovascular treatment of a giant intracranial aneurysm using platinum microcoils.
  Surgical neurology 1991 Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Barnwell SL, Hieshima GB
• Interventional radiologic adjuncts in cerebrovascular surgery.
  Clinical neurosurgery 1991 Wilson CB, Hieshima GB, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Barnwell SL
• Endovascular coil embolization of unusual posterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysms.
  Neurosurgery 1990 Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Barnwell SL, Hieshima GB
• Transfemoral venous embolization of vein of Galen malformations.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1990 Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Barnwell SL, Higashida RT, Edwards MS, Hieshima GB
• Treatment of intracranial aneurysms with preservation of the parent vessel: results of percutaneous balloon embolization in 84 patients.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1990 Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Barnwell SL, Dowd C, Dormandy B, Bell J, Hieshima GB
• Endovascular detachable balloon embolization therapy of cavernous carotid artery aneurysms: results in 87 cases.
  Journal of neurosurgery 1990 Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd C, Barnwell SL, Dormandy B, Bell J, Hieshima GB
• Treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulas associated with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
  Neurosurgery 1990 Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Barnwell SL, Hieshima GB
• Dural arteriovenous fistulas involving the inferior petrosal sinus: angiographic findings in six patients.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1990 Barnwell SL, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Hieshima GB
• Dural arteriovenous fistulas supplied by ethmoidal arteries.
  Neurosurgery 1990 Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Hieshima GB, Wilson CB, Barnwell SL, Dowd CF
• Aneurysms of the petrous portion of the internal carotid artery: results of treatment with endovascular or surgical occlusion.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1990 Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Hieshima GB, Dowd CF, Barnwell SL, Edwards MS, Melicharek M
• Cryptic vascular malformations of the spinal cord: diagnosis by magnetic resonance imaging and outcome of surgery.
  Journal of neurosurgery 1990 Barnwell SL, Dowd CF, Davis RL, Edwards MS, Gutin PH, Wilson CB
• Endovascular treatment of scalp arteriovenous fistulas associated with a large varix.
  Radiology 1989 Barnwell SL, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Hieshima GB
• Transluminal angioplasty for treatment of intracranial arterial vasospasm.
  Journal of neurosurgery 1989 Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Cahan LD, Brant-Zawadzki M, Barnwell S, Dowd C, Hieshima GB
• Venography and venous pressure monitoring in dural sinus meningiomas.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1989 Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Hieshima GB, Dowd CF, Barnwell SL
• Transluminal angioplasty of intracerebral vessels for cerebral arterial spasm: reversal of neurological deficits after delayed treatment.
  Neurosurgery 1989 Barnwell SL, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Wilson CB, Hieshima GB
• Transarterial occlusion of solitary intracerebral arteriovenous fistulas.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 1989 Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Hieshima GB, Hardin CW, Dowd CF, Barnwell SL
• A new porcine bioprosthesis: design rationale and early clinical experience.
  The Canadian journal of cardiology 1988 Lemieux M, Dumesnil JG, Dowd C, Lutz D, Cartier P, Desaulniers D, Despres JP, Metras J, Raymond G
• MR imaging of brain contusions: a comparative study with CT.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 1988 Hesselink JR, Dowd CF, Healy ME, Hajek P, Baker LL, Luerssen TG
• Thrombosed dialysis grafts: efficacy of intrathrombic deposition of concentrated urokinase, clot maceration, and angioplasty.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 1987 Davis GB, Dowd CF, Bookstein JJ, Maroney TP, Lang EV, Halasz N
• Vertebral-body collapse in focal and diffuse disease: patterns of pathologic processes.
  Radiology 1986 Sartoris DJ, Clopton P, Nemcek A, Dowd C, Resnick D